The word 'anime' (アニメ) is a Japanese shortening of the English word 'animation' — a gairaigo, or foreign loanword.
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The word 'anime' (アニメ) is a Japanese shortening of the English word 'animation' — a gairaigo, or foreign loanword.


Hachinohe Akemi is a single, 30-year-old woman who works at a Japanese confectionery shop. After she helps out 15-year-old Nikaidou Shion who works part time at a local convenience store, Shion starts showing up at Akemi's workplace, but how will Akemi respond when Shion says she likes her?
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